Container for confections



.May 31, 1938. K, BASTAS 2,119,148

CONTAINER FOR CONFECT I ONS Filed Oct. 2, 1936 30 Figure 2, but showing a slight modification.

Patented May 31, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application October 2, 1936, Serial No. 103,662 In Canada September 11, 1936 1 Claim. (Cl. 229-25) My invention relates to a plate for pie, cake or other confections.

My invention relates more particularly to a unit plate and lid, the lid having an aperture which 5 may be closed or sealed by a sheet of transparent material. The unit may be made of any material, as, for instance, metal, compressed paper, or pulp, and may be made to any shape, as, for instance, square, rectangular, or circular, depending upon 10 the shape which the confection is to assume. For purposes of illustration only, the unit is shown as applicable to pies.

An object of the invention is to provide a. unit confection plate and lid, the lid having an aper- 15 ture which may be closed or sealed by a transparent sheet whereby the contents of the unit may be viewed without having to raise the lid, therebyprotecting to a great extent the confection from dust or other contamination. Such a 20 device finds its application more particularly in restaurants and stores where the confection is usually sold in pieces or segments.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the various 26 figures,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device such as would be made from pressed paper or pulp;

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a section similar to that shown in This form would be applicable to metal units, as well as to paper or the like units.

Referring now by numerals to Figures 1 and 2, the pie plate consists of two parts, the dished member Iii, being the pie holder proper, and the lid ii, so connected or hinged together that the lid may be raised. The two parts l and H may be joined or connected by a narrow member or 40 tongue M. This form of paper unit lends itselfto the manufacture of a unit wherein both parts are integral or permanently joined or connected together. This form may prove more convenient to manufacture than it the parts were made sep- 5 811M17- The lid is formed with an aperture i2, which maybe closed or sealed by aflixing a sheet of thin, transparent material, such as cellophane or pa-raflin paper, I3, to the lid. This sheet may be aflixed to the lid, either within, or as shown, with- 5 out. The base or pie holder proper, I0, may be formed with an integral or separate tongue or tab |5, 11P0l1 which may be stamped, printed, or otherwise applied, a word or words identifying the kind of pie or confection within the holder, This tongue extends from the rim l 6 of the holder and is preferably positioned in line with the connection (or hinge member l4, aforesaid. It will be appreciated that the use of such a tab bearing pastry-identifying data serves a very useful 15 purpose, in that a plurality of plates may be stacked and so relatively disposed angularly that the tabs are in staggered relationship, to thus enable one to readily see all the tabs and thus identify the contents of the respective plates.

If preferred, and feasible, the word or words idwentifying the confection may be printed upon the transparent sheet. In any event, it may be desired to provide a tab for the sake of convenience in handling the unit.

In Figure 3, the connection i1 is secured to one of the parts, say, the part it, and is formed with an upright portion terminating in an outwardly curved end IS. A slot (not shown) is formed in the rim of the lid to receive the member II. This form lends itself particularly to metal units.

I claim:--

A container for confections and the like comprising a dished circular plate surrounded by a lateral flange, an annular ring overlying the side 85 wall of said plate and having a lateral flan e adapted to engage with the flange of said plate,

a sheet of transparent material covering the opening of said ring through which the contents of the'plate may be viewed, a strap integral with 40 the flanges of said plate and ring hingedly connecting the ring and plate together and a tab projecting from the flange of the plate diametrically opposite the strap.

, KOBTAS BAS'IAB. '45 

